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Pope urges US reconciliation, condemns racism and street violence

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/06/03/20200603-pope-francis-rtr.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Pope Francis listens during his weekly general audience after giving a message to people of the United States, honouring George Floyd and saying &quot;no one can turn a blind eye to racism&quot;, in this still image taken from video at the Vatican, June 3, 2020. Vatican Media, Handout via Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>VATICAN CITY (UPDATE) - Pope Francis called for national reconciliation in the United States on Wednesday, saying that while racism is intolerable, the street violence that has broken out is &quot;self-destructive and self-defeating.&quot;Francis broke his silence on the tensions in the United States, which has seen eight nights of protests over the death of a black man in police custody, by dedicating the entire English-language section of his weekly audience to the turmoil there.He called the death of George Floyd &quot;tragic,&quot; said he was praying for him and all who had died as a result of the &quot;sin of racism,&quot; and said he was greatly disturbed by the social unrest that has followed.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/06/03/20/george-floyd-a-gentle-giant-remembered-in-hometown-houston-march">George Floyd, a &#x27;gentle giant,&#x27; remembered in hometown Houston march</a></li></ul>&quot;My friends, we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life,&quot; Francis said.&quot;At the same time, we have to recognise that the violence of recent nights is self-destructive and self-defeating. Nothing is gained by violence and so much is lost,&quot; he said.He asked Americans to implore God for &quot;the national reconciliation and peace for which we yearn&quot; and asked the Madonna to &quot;intercede for all those who work for peace and justice in your land and throughout the world.&quot;

VATICAN CITY (UPDATE) - Pope Francis called for national reconciliation in the United States on Wednesday, saying that while racism is intolerable, the street violence that has broken out is "self-destructive and self-defeating".

VATICAN CITY (UPDATE) - Pope Francis called for national reconciliation in the United States on Wednesday, saying that while racism is intolerable, the street violence that has broken out is "self-destructive and self-defeating".